Guinea-Bissau is 1.03× the size of Catalonia
Guinea-Bissau (Africa) covers about 32,800 km² (12,700 mi²) and Catalonia (autonomous community of Spain) about 32,000 km² (12,300 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 32,800km²Guinea-Bissau
- 32,000km²Catalonia
100 km
- Guinea-Bissau
- Catalonia
What fits
- Catalonia is 97% of the size of Guinea-Bissau.
- Guinea-Bissau is larger by 858 km² (331 mi²), which is 2.7% of the area of Catalonia.
- Measured in Belgiums: Guinea-Bissau is about 1.07, Catalonia about 1.04.
How they differ
- Guinea-Bissau is larger, but Catalonia has the larger population: 8.0 million against 1.9 million, 4.32× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 251 in Catalonia against 57 in Guinea-Bissau: Catalonia is 4.43× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 3,680 km apart.
- On a standard web map Catalonia looks larger than Guinea-Bissau: Guinea-Bissau at 12°N is drawn about 1.0× too large and Catalonia at 42°N about 1.8×, so the map shows Catalonia as 1.68× the size of Guinea-Bissau, when Guinea-Bissau is 1.03× the size of Catalonia.
- Together Guinea-Bissau and Catalonia cover 64,800 km², close to the size of Lithuania (64,900 km², 0.2% bigger).
- The gap between them, 858 km², is about the size of Åland (942 km²).
- At Catalonia's density, Guinea-Bissau would have 8.3 million people (it has 1.9 million). At Guinea-Bissau's density, Catalonia would have 1.8 million (it has 8.0 million).
- Catalonia's centre is 29.8° of latitude, about 3,310 km, farther north than Guinea-Bissau's.
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 140th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Catalonia is the 6th largest of the 19 autonomous communities and cities of Spain and covers 6.3% of its area; it is the 6th most densely populated of them.
- Catalonia lies about 30° of latitude (roughly 3,310 km) north of Guinea-Bissau.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Guinea-Bissau would have about 17,640 m² and each person in Catalonia about 3,980 m².
- Laid side by side, Guinea-Bissau and Catalonia would cover 64,800 km², about the same size as Lithuania.
- Together they have 9.9 million people, about as many people as the United Arab Emirates.
- Counted as a country, Catalonia would rank 140th by area and 101st by population.
Side by side
| Guinea-Bissau | Catalonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAfrica | Autonomous communitySpain |
| Area, measured | 32,800 km²12,700 mi² | 32,000 km²12,300 mi² |
| Official area | 36,100 km²Wikidata | 31,900 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 139th of 239worldwide | 6th of 19in Spain |
| Population | 1.9 millionWikidata, 2017 | 8.0 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Rank by population | 149th of 237worldwide | 2nd of 19in Spain |
| Density | 57 per km² | 251 per km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Barcelona |
| Latitude range | 11°N to 13°N | 41°N to 43°N |
Population: Wikidata 2017 and Wikidata 2024. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 32,800 km² is 9.1% below Wikidata's official figure of 36,100 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
- Wikidata's official figure of 31,900 km² agrees with our measured area of 32,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain. The outline of Catalonia is the provinces Natural Earth draws there, joined along their shared borders.
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12